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Bio Review
For test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| List Characteristics of all protists | Eukaryotes, Singled celled or Multicellular, Heterotrophic or Autotrophic |
| List Examples from each group of protist: Animal-like, plant-like, Fungus-like | An.- Amoebas paramecium, trypanosome, Plasmodium Pl.-Euglenoids, Algae, Fungus- Slime and water mold |
| What type of Environment are protists found in? | Aquatic |
| What are the general facts of all protist | Live everywhere, Eukaryotic, Most are single celled with cell parts, Also occur in multicellular forms,Producers or consumers, reproduce asexually |
| What are the functions of contractile vacuole, Nucleus, Cilia? | Contractile Vacuole maintain water balance, Nucleus contains cell DNA, and cilia aids in movement |
| How do paramecium reproduce? | Conjugation (know what a paramecium looks like.) |
| List three protist diseases. | Malaria, African sleeping sickness, and Amebic Dysentery, and Girardiasis |
| What spreads African Sleeping Sickness | Tsetse fly |
| How can one prevent amebic dysentery and giardiasis? | Since these one found in contaminated water boiling the water can be used in prevention. |
| How is Malaria spread? | Mosquitoes |
| What are the characteristics of Kingdom Fungi? | They are all Eukaryotic organisms that have a cell wall made of Chitin. They can unicellular or multicellular & are all heterotrophic |
| List several examples of Fungus | Mushrooms, bread mold, yeast |
| How are Fungi important? | Spoil bread & fruit, decompose paper, wood. produce alcoholic beverages, bread & cheese. Decomposes dead organism. |
| How does a fungus get it's food? | It feeds by absorption. Enzymes break food molecules down. Fungal cells absorb it through their hyphae |
| What is mycorrhizae? | Mutualistic relationship between fungus and plants. Fungus helps supply food and water to the plant and fungus feeds on the CHO. |
| What is a lichen? | Type of fungus that forms a partnership with a photosynthetic organism (usually algae), the fungus gets food from the algae, and it anchors the plant. |